5710795 Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - 17 DCMR 9 (Prohibition on Sale of Synthetic Drugs)
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DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, pursuant to the authority set forth in D.C. Official Code §47-2851.20 (2012 Repl.), and Section 104 of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-42; D.C. Official Code §2-1801.04 (2012 Repl.)) and Mayor’s Order 99-68, April 28,1999, hereby gives notice of the intent to adopt amendments to Title 17 (Business, Occupations, and Professionals) of Chapter 9 (Prohibition on the Sale of Synthetic Drugs) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
This proposed rulemaking clarifies the D.C. Official Code citation under which a basic business license can be revoked.
The Director gives notice of its intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt these amendments in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Title 17, BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS, of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations is amended as follows:
Chapter 9, PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF SYNTHETIC DRUGS, is amended as follows:
Section 904, REVOCATION OF BUSINESS LICENSE, is amended as follows:
Subsection 904.3 is amended to read as follows:
904.3 Following an adjudication that is adverse to the business licensee, DCRA shall suspend or revoke the basic business license. In adjudicated cases where a notice of intent to revoke was issued, the basic business license shall be revoked pursuant to any applicable provision of D.C. Official Code § 47-2844, and the licensee shall be ineligible to apply for a new basic business license for a substantially similar business for two (2) years.
All persons desiring to comment on these proposed regulations should submit comments in writing to Aamir Mansoor, Legislative Counsel Fellow, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, 1100 Fourth Street, S.W., 5th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20024, or via e-mail at aamir.mansoor@dc.gov, not later than thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Copies of the proposed rules can be obtained from the address listed above. The agency can be reached by telephone at 202-442-4400. A copy fee of one dollar ($1.00) will be charged for each copy of the proposed rulemaking requested. Free copies are available on the DCRA website at dcra.dc.gov by going to the “About DCRA” tab, clicking “News Room”, and clicking on “Rulemaking.”
